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TEN ISLANDS DANCING: Cape Verde. 500 km off the coast of West Africa, in the wind and the water, dancing with its volcanoes
EAT BLUE CRAB ? EVEN. IN MARYLAND: Sea and sails, but you’re not in England
Oysters and blue crabs, my childhood friends. Do not ask me, too – please – because my parents called me Annapolis call me Anna, simply, and I’ll take you in a few frames of my life in Maryland. Just to start, imagine to land on the beach where the Potomac River came to the sea, because in that place – …
Read More »IN THE BLUE: Way down, dive into the depths of the colors of the sea, including fish and coral reefs
All? Not everyone. I love the sea, but I had one of my “personal fortune” to a child, my parents introduced me to that great part of me (and our planet), which is called water. Yes, from the pool of my city, to learn about different places – around the world – my mother and my father visited frequently, to …
Read More »MARSEILLE, THE SCENT OF MEMORIES: Sometimes they come back, you gorgeous. There is a particular shade of emotion tied to feelings, whose flavor is inside you, forever
I follow Meeting Benches for some months, and I was intrigued – especially – the editorial contributions of some readers, that is, from what their share of travel experiences. The last – one on Sussex – opened within me an invisible door, releasing a delicate fragrance that I had (deliberately) erased from my memory. In my case, sharing my feelings …
Read More »THE NATIVITY, THE CARESS OF THE SOUL: Come in Assisi, enters the Upper Basilica. Giotto and Francis are waiting
He was known by the name of Ambrose or Angiolo, but we remember – watching with amazement its frescoes – as Giotto, an Italian painter and architect, probably born in 1267. Certa, is instead a second date, due to the reason which I will narrate the story of my trip to Italy, in a city with a highly evocative name, …
Read More »UPPER WEST SIDE. YES, NEW YORK: Eating at Spazzia and warm at Sarabeth, without forgetting to photograph the stairs fire
Welcome to Manhattan, and thanks to Meeting Benches for the hospitality. Nice to meet you, I’m Mike. I’m sorry, we do not meet Tom Hanks, Meg Ryan and even (perhaps, Diane Keaton or Distin Hoffman), but – with a little imagination – I’ll go with you in some of his avenue, with the certainty that observing limousine and restaurants, you …
Read More »COMES THE MEXICO: WITH MEETING BENCHES, IN COLOR OF HISTORY, IN THE FRIENDLY WARMTH OF A PEOPLE
AMAZING RAINFOREST HOTEL: SHAPED LIKE A VOLCANO, THAT SPEWS WATER AND IS ONLY ACCESSIBLE BY ROPE BRIDGE
You really feel like being in a fairy tale, the whole design is very playful and includes loads of natural elements. The hotel La Montagna Magica is situated in the Huilo Huilo biological reserve in Chile. The concept could not be better. It is built in the middle of a biosphere declared as a national heritage by UNESCO. Biosphere here …
Read More »LIKE THE SAILORS, HINDELOOPEN, NETHERLANDS: Landscapes and old sailing ships, channels and timeless furniture.
Not far from Amsterdam – my city – I’ll take you in a “little-big” place, co safety to leave a precious memory. I knew Hindeloopen (Friesland), many years ago, with my father. Today, back in the small village of sailors, I will show you and tell you what it has never disappeared from my memory. As you can see, those …
Read More »AT THE BORDERS WITH THE MAGIC, SEISER ALM – ALPE DI SIUSI: The candor and enthusiasm of an exquisite hospitality, the feeling of being on a large balcony, overlooking the Alps
Our invitation is to go Sciliar, preferably after making a visit to the Tourist Association Sciliar. Where is that? Let Eve to tell you about it, she knows everything that is useful for you, for a holiday on the snow, on the border between Italy and Austria, on the border with the magic. Your contribution, tell us a your travel …
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